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AMTRAK JOINS ‘CLOSE CALL’ CONFIDENTIAL NEAR MISS REPORTING PROGRAM


Posted on Oct 05, 2010

September 17, 2010

AMTRAK JOINS ‘CLOSE CALL’ CONFIDENTIAL NEAR MISS REPORTING PROGRAM

With all of the deaths and injuries on the rails, there is something positive Amtrak is trying to do about it. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that Amtrak is joining the agency’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), a safety pilot project that permits rail employees to voluntarily and anonymously report "close call" incidents that could have resulted in an accident or injury but did not. In order to participate, Amtrak, the United Transportation Union, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen each ratified an agreement with the FRA to allow employees to make confidential reports of close calls. The agreement covers Amtrak employees in yards and terminals in the Northeast Corridor, and the Chicago, Miami, Seattle and Los Angeles areas. Amtrak anticipates adding its mainline routes to the C3RS program in the future, thus covering the entire Amtrak system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is assisting FRA on this research effort using its unique authority to protect the confidentiality of the data, as it currently does with the airline industry and Veterans Administration Hospitals.

Hofmann & Schweitzer encourages FELA railroad workers to help make the rails safe, but warns you to be careful that you don’t get disciplined for doing so. If you have problems after you report an incident, feel free to contact us to discuss what are your rights.

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